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Third category
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Third category
News Staff 
May 19, 2021
There is much controversy and division regarding trans men athletes and their inclusion into women’s sports. Whether they have unfair advantages in strength and endurance seems to be more a political than medical argument, which is just one more indication of how this country is descending into trib...
More than ever, let’s celebrate milestones
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More than ever, let’s celebrate milestones
Wallflower Musings 
May 19, 2021
Wearing sweatpants and my graduation cap, I graduated from Baylor University in December 2020, with a B.A. in journalism from behind a computer screen. I facetimed my family as I watched my classmates’ names roll by on a video streaming live on Facebook. And when my name passed, I took a few screens...
The truth about the HRB
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The truth about the HRB
Guest Column 
May 19, 2021
The Historic Review Board (HRB) is a board of volunteers appointed by City Council and charged with maintaining the historic integrity of Fredericksburg. Locals and visitors alike benefit from the thankless work of this board. The HRB and first historic preservation ordinance were created in 1985. S...
Past and present
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Past and present
News Staff 
May 19, 2021
Oh, how the times have changed. Once there were refugees from Michigan flooding into Texas, now they’re from Central America and California. Once we w...
50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
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50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
News Staff 
May 19, 2021
MAY 19, 1971 The Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Memorial Naval Museum Commission met here Thursday to discuss further plans in the development of wha...
Window pain
Commentary
Window pain
News Staff 
May 19, 2021
Dennis Kusenberger made some very good points to the historical board regarding his argument to replace the window panes in his building. It’s crazy t...
Deaths of unbuckled Texans spike
Commentary
Deaths of unbuckled Texans spike
State Capital Highlights 
May 19, 2021
The number of traffic accidents decreased in 2020, but the number of Texans killed while not wearing a seat belt increased by 16%, according to the Te...
Traffic concerns
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Traffic concerns
News Staff 
May 19, 2021
It came to my attention through the newspaper that Fredericksburg Independent School District has purchased land adjacent to the high school campus fo...
Save Texas history and dance
Commentary
Save Texas history and dance
News Staff 
May 19, 2021
It’s a warm night. Cicadas are crooning loudly. A bottle of beer sweats on a tree stump. The dance hall’s wood-slat shutters are open, showing a river...
Sore losers?
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Sore losers?
News Staff 
May 19, 2021
Helmut Loth writes in proclaiming he is puzzled that Biden is being called a liar by some Republicans, all the while expressing his thoughts that Trum...
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